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Journal of Strategic Security

Henley-Putnam University Press · United States · Est. 1963

ISSN1944-0472

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.185

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.787

Total Worksi

748

Total Citationsi

6,143

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science; Safety Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications748

Publisher OrgHenley-Putnam University

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Henley-Putnam University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1944-0472

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

346

2019

341

2020

229

2021

102

2022

2023

2024

2025

119

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ3

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Safety ResearchQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceIntelligence, Security, War StrategyCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceMilitary History and StrategyNuclear Issues and DefenseMilitary and Defense Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Strategic Security

Is Journal of Strategic Security a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Strategic Security: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Strategic Security?

Journal of Strategic Security is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.185.

Is Journal of Strategic Security indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Strategic Security is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Strategic Security?